Pope Francis cracked down Friday on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions in a major challenge to traditionalist Catholics who immediately decried it as an attack on them and the ancient…
Promise Keepers says it has changed. The times have changed more.
More than 80,000 men are expected to gather at the Dallas Cowboy’s stadium in Arlington, Texas, Friday and Saturday (July 16-17) for the Christian men’s organization Promise Keepers’ first major in-person event in two decades. It’s a stunning revival for…
Court: UI violated religious club’s First Amendment rights
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2019 ruling against the University of Iowa, affirming that the university discriminated against a Christian club by stripping it and dozens of other religious clubs of their registered status.
Jewish group condemns United Church of Christ resolution on Israel, Palestinians
A Jewish advocacy group has condemned a resolution adopted at a meeting of the United Church of Christ on Sunday (July 18) that calls the continued oppression of the Palestinian people a “sin.”
School IDs buildings honoring racists, says names can’t go
The University of South Carolina president has indicated he does not plan to ask the Legislature for permission to change the names of nearly a dozen campus buildings that a special committee says honors racists and Civil War figures.
United Church of Christ declares racism a public health crisis
The United Church of Christ kicked off its Special Edition General Synod on Sunday (July 11) by passing a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis.
Why some younger evangelicals are leaving the faith
The extent to which the number of white evangelicals have declined in the United States has been laid bare in a new report by the Public Religion Research Institute’s 2020 Census on American Religion.
Kentucky contracts with Baptist-affiliated children’s agency
Kentucky reached a contract deal Thursday to continue placing youngsters with a Baptist-affiliated children’s agency, coming after the Democratic governor’s administration removed LGBTQ anti-discrimination language that the agency steadfastly refused to sign.
JewBelong goes digital — and hot pink — in campaign to sound alarm on antisemitism
The signs — hot neon pink banners flashing over Times Square in Manhattan — are bold and unapologetic: “Being woke and antisemitic is like being a vegan who eats veal.”